The Department of Environmental Quality administers a variety of environmental laws. The following is a
list of laws (Montana Code Annotated) that contain an enforcement component
Laws Enforced
Name |
Montana Codes Annotated |
Administrative
Rules
of Montana |
| Asbestos Control Act |
Title
75, Chapter 2, part 5 |
17.74.301 |
| Clean Air Act of Montana |
Title
75, Chapter 2, part 1 |
17.8.101 |
| Comprehensive Environmental Cleanup & Responsibility Act
(CECRA) |
Title
75, Chapter 10, part 7 |
17.55.101 |
| Montana Hazardous Waste Act |
Title
75, Chapter 10, part 4 |
17.53.102 |
| Montana Major Facility Siting Act |
Title
75, Chapter 20, part 1 |
17.20.301 |
| Montana Megalandfill Siting Act |
Title
75, Chapter 10, part 9 |
|
| Metal Mine Reclamation
Laws |
Title
82, Chapter 4, part 3 |
17.24.101 |
| Motor Vehicle Recycling and Disposal
Laws |
Title
75, Chapter 10, part 5 |
17.50.201 |
| Opencut Mining Act |
Title
82, Chapter 4, part 4 |
17.24.202 |
| Public Water Supply
Laws |
Title
75, Chapter 6, part 1 |
17.38.101 |
| Sanitation in Subdivisions
Laws |
Title
76, Chapter 4, part 1 |
17.36.101 |
| Septic Disposal and Licensure
Laws |
Title
75, Chapter 10, part 12 |
17.50.08 |
| Montana Solid Waste Management Act |
Title
75, Chapter 10, part 2 |
17.50.101 |
| Strip and Underground Mine Reclamation Act |
Title
82, Chapter 4, part 2 |
17.24.301 |
| Strip and Underground Mine Siting Act |
Title
82, Chapter 4, part 1 |
17.24.1801 |
| Montana Underground Storage Tank Act |
Title
75, Chapter 11, part 5 |
17.56.101 |
| Montana Underground Storage Tank Installer
and Inspector Licensing & Permitting Act |
Title
75, Chapter 11, part 2 |
17.56.1201 |
| Water Quality Act |
Title
75, Chapter 5, part 1 |
17.30.101 |
| Water Treatment Plant Operators |
Title
37, Chapter 42, part 1 |
17.40.201 |
